Job Description
Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre at Wesley Building, Wesley Street, Redruth on 29th March 2023. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.
We have an exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, innovative, flexible and well-motivated Senior Community support worker to join Kerrier Homefirst team.
The Homefirst team is part of our Integrated team working in Helston, Redruth and Camborne supporting the patients in our Kerrier Primary Care Network.
It will be an expectation of this post that on occasions, the person works flexibly across other areas of care.
Being able to drive and having access to a vehicle are essential for this post. Mileage expenses will be paid
You will be well supported by your local team who will offer regular clinical supervision. Continuing professional development will be encouraged and funded.
The service operates 8-8 over 7 days per week. We offer a flexible approach to rostering to accommodate personal working patterns
We would welcome information calls or visits to the team.
The post holder will provide a versatile and responsive service to ensure that opportunities for patients reablement and rehabilitation are optimised within the community setting. The post holder will be part of an Integrated Care Pathway for patients that involved a range of services to prevent hospital admission and support discharge from hospital.
The post holder will undertake specific therapeutic support work to aid reablement and rehabilitation of patients, planning and implementing interventions and reporting back on progress and any issues to the clinician.
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
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